LordBob's commissionned work

[thespaceinvader]

I have a strange feeling the head doesn't fit the body. I also think his left hand isn't placed in a correct angle. But anyway, this is great.

I think maybe the neck is a little long.

[alluton]

Not sure wether neck is too long. The head just feels deattached. Other note: Mby he should be watching towards you. Afterall Delfador is mentoring the player in the campaign.

[LordBob]

I think it's because I did not to give the underside of the collar a shape that looks like it's actually wrapped around a neck. Combined with the beard that completely hides the neck region, it must contribute to that feeling that the head is just lying on the flat of the collar.

Anyway, I've been guessing this collar stuff all along so I'm not sure if what I drew would be practical at all in real life. I should take a look at some Renaissance clothing for good reference - I think at one point they had such rigid high collars.

[vultraz]

I agree with alluton that he should be looking at the player. Right now it looks like he's mentoring the sidebar.

[Adamant14]

I agree with alluton that he should be looking at the player. Right now it looks like he's mentoring the sidebar.

I think he should look at Konrad, right?
The portrait is nearly finished, and it looks great, doesn't it?
To make Delfaldor look at the player is really a lot of work.
This would mean LordBob has to draw the head complete new, and I think there is not enough reason for that.

[vultraz]

I agree with alluton that he should be looking at the player. Right now it looks like he's mentoring the sidebar.

I think he should look at Konrad, right?
The portrait is nearly finished, and it looks great, doesn't it?
To make Delfaldor look at the player is really a lot of work.
This would mean LordBob has to draw the head complete new, and I think there is not enough reason for that.

He'd have to look up if he wanted to look at Konrad on the map, unless you moved Konrad's portrait to the right of the screen and had Delf looking at that instead.

[LordBob]

unless you moved Konrad's portrait to the right of the screen and had Delf looking at that instead.

That's how I understood mentoring. I didn't think Delfador would directly address the player (which doesn't make much sense), but rather that he would enter dialog with Konrad - whose portrait would be displayed on the opposite side of the screen during his own speech time - from which the player happens to gain relevant knowledge about whatever.

Either way, the farthest I'd be willing to go is to change his eyes. Redoing the entire face is a no.

[vultraz]

unless you moved Konrad's portrait to the right of the screen and had Delf looking at that instead.

[] but rather that he would enter dialog with Konrad - whose portrait would be displayed on the opposite side of the screen during his own speech time - from which the player happens to gain relevant knowledge about whatever..

Currently, it's on the left, so zookeeper would have to change all his portraits to sit on the right, but I think it would make the dialog more interesting.

[rmj]

His left hand is ok, but I think the wrist to elbow may be slightly off. Perhaps a little sag in the sleeve would fix that.

I find the vertical line in the forehead a bit too stark; it almost looks like a scar.

[alluton]

Actually having dialogue where character portraits are displayed at the different sides of the screen sounds great idea.

[homunculus]

Strangely, I see nothing wrong with the left arm

If anything, the body seems shaded in such way that the front surface looks very flat.
I suspect there might be more shadow on the cloak at the right side of the chest, and maybe just highlight at the left edge of the cloak (if that would make the chest look more curved).

The folds below the girth do not seem like the cloth is pressed against the body as much as I would expect from the tightness of the girth.
Is Delf supposed to be extremely thin or even almost skeletal?

[LordBob]

The recesses of the cloack do not necessarily follow the curve of the body, especially since they're being drawn forward by his arms. So, couldn't the portion of his belly that we see can reasonably approximated by a flat surface ?
As for the folds, I wanted the robes to be made with a thick material like wool, which implies folds not so numerous and not necessarily as deep as with lighter cloths. Plus, the girdle isn't necessarily all this tight : considering the life he's had, I imagined him the kind of person who become thinner the older they get. (So no soft belly to push against the cloth at the edges).

But overall, I'll admit there could be a better feel of his body in those clothes. However, I'll try and improve it in future portraits rather than dwell endlessly on this one : that's a lot of time spent on Delf alone, so I'd rather move forward.

And so, Human-clad alternate for Delfador's mentoring portrait.

[LordBob]

Refined study for Asheviere. Her right hand will be holding a sceptre or wand of sorts.

[Adamant14]

About Delfaldor:
A great portrait.
Only thing, I miss some kind of 'fire' in his eyes.
Something that expresses his strength and iron will.
Anybody with me?

About Asheviere:
The pose, and the expression is really cool.
And especially the killing glance. So evil.
I like the clothing too, really a cool image.

[Zerovirus]

Wow, that is one grumpy grumptastic face. I almost want to giggle which is probably not the reaction you were hoping for, here. Neck might seem a bit long but I trust LordBob knows what he's doing when it comes to anatomy in this case. It sure helps make her look exactly like an evil dominatrix past her prime, anyways.
How old is Asheviere in the HttT campaign again?

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